Skid plates

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[MENTION=219]Hawaiiysr[/MENTION]  Do you know of a way to inject color into the hope or uhmw?  I'm really wanting to make a design on it.

I know this isn't the same material but I think I might experiment with a cheap dollar store cutting board and fit color dye and maybe some hot glue.  I just don't want the masking material to allow it to bleed too much.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nanowe1tG9g

Update:  I went to walmart and bought a cheap cutting board, a brush and dye.  I've got acetone here.  I tried rit by itself.  Wiped away with no luck.  Mixed acetone and the same.  I just mixed it about 50:50 (rit dye:acetone) and it's very diluted.  I'll let it set for about 15 minutes to see if I can get any type of stain out of it.  So far this stuff is impenetrable.

[Piney0]

I've been researching this some more.  Defanitely going with the GT Thunder skid plate.

I got jealous of the seamless fitment of those conduit straps that are on sameltoe's bike that I started looking for a solution to a square tube frame. I found some moose racing replacement hardware clamps for their skid plates.  Looks like it would be perfect when I find what size i need.
http://www.mooseracing.com/products/?productGroupId=1150&productId=114451

[sameltoe]

Nice find Piney0! You could always rubber dip those also to keep from maring up a freshly coated frame...

[Hawaiiysr]

[MENTION=219]Hawaiiysr[/MENTION]  Do you know of a way to inject color into the hope or uhmw?  I'm really wanting to make a design on it.

I don't think you can dye this stuff. Its food grade so its designed not to stain. Best idea I can come up with is a inlay of different a different color plastic. You can use a router to cut a design then inlay your different color plastic.

[Pricecheck]

Hawaii, I tried everything to stain it.  It won't take.  I briefly thought about an inlay but strength would be a concern for me.

[jcs003]

Hawaii, I tried everything to stain it.  It won't take.  I briefly thought about an inlay but strength would be a concern for me.

put a big sticker on the bottom so when you wheelie others can see it.haha

john

[Pricecheck]

Ha!  That's probably the only way I can see it working.  Unfortunately that'll be worn away quickly.  I hate being defeated.  I'll find a way somehow.

[Hawaiiysr]

I'll brain storm...

[brewer_brewer]

I 4rdered a sheet of 1/4" 6061 aluminum from metalsdepot.com.  cost about 60 bucks with the clamps and harware.

[ytman]

I 4rdered a sheet of 1/4" 6061 aluminum

That's way heavy duty for a belly pan. 3\16" is plenty strong and mucho lighter

[brewer_brewer]

Nice to know I can hit anything and not worry about it

3/16" is a 1/16" thinner, its 6061 its pretty damn light

[croat1]

Poly skid......

[desertR]

I also used 1/4" aluminum for mine, either 6061 or 7075(I don't remember). I drilled and nut-serted the frame for attachment. It might add some structural strength also. I made it so the PRM bumper goes over it at the front, so it won't catch on anything. The rear also has a step up to protect the back of the frame.